Only 7% government school students enter top colleges

Karachi – The standard of education in Karachi’s government schools has declined to a worrying level with only 7 percent of students admitted to top government colleges this year coming from government schools.

Questions are being raised over the quality of education in Karachi’s government schools. Sources in the Education Department have revealed that the admission rate of government school students in top government colleges is extremely low. As many as 93 percent of admissions in Karachi’s government colleges were secured by students from private schools.

According to Education Department sources, a total of 13,211 students were admitted to Karachi’s top 10 government colleges. However, only 947 students among them came from government schools.

According to the sources, at Adamjee Government Science College, only 28 government school students were admitted out of a total of 613 admissions. At DJ Sindh Government Science College, only 44 government school students secured admission out of 1,258 admissions.

Similarly, Delhi Government Science College admitted 801 students of whom only 28 were from government schools. At Government Boys College Nazimabad, only 60 government school students were admitted out of a total of 1,317 admissions.